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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-03-24
LaWrenee RepubIican1

LAWRENCE, March 1s.-The Repub-
iican city convention tonight, renom-
mated Senator George Barker for
Mayor. The ladies took an active part
at the primaries and o number were
delegates at the convention.
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RnndaII bind Ont.

HARRISBURG, March 1.-THE House
Congressional Apportionment Commit
tee tonight agreed to give Philadelphia
six districts, gain Of one. A Philadel-
phia reapportiOnment was also agreed
upon, making all of the ak districts
Republican, thus shutting Mr.. Rand
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How NY SIDE ACHES.

Prom the bench and the colInfer.
e - from the loom and the sewing ma
H1CfsA chine, goes mp the cry of pain and
~ weakness. Aching Sides and Beck
GEt4 Kidney and Uterine Pains, Strains
and " e6kneEs, Coughs, Colds and Chest Pa.r1l
snd every pain and ache of daily toll Ez-
LIVED Is ONE nLEuTE By the CG1cUEA
1Rlltble. At Druggists, ztef ave for Elo1 OF sSf
Potter Drug and Chemfcsl CO, Bo1ten.
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BLOODY WORK.
4 Farmer shoots Four Men Dead in
Their Tracks.
Three Lives Lost By the Sinking Of .
Schooner
SchRaubslt Leading the Detsstivss on
Goose Chase.
Additional Particulars of Yesterdays
COnaagratien.
BLOODY WORK
A FFassdy q the Ferry,


TExARKANA, Ark, March I9.-Two
weeks ago Walker Ridgely, a wealthy
farmer living twenty miles north of
here shot and killed two ferrymen who
were trying to force exorbitant
charges out of st. Louis drummer for
putting him across the river. Ridgely
took the drummer's part. and the fer
rymen insulted him for this and at
tempted to draw their weapons. when
Ridgely shot them both dead.
John Murphy, a brother of one
OF the ferTymen killed, and an
uncle of the other man, swore to kill
Ridgely on sight. Last night while
Ridgely, on horseback, was returning
home from neighboris, and on enter
ing strip of woods, was fired upon
from an ambush. His horse fell dead,
but its rider escaped unframed and
rolled over on the opposite side of his
horse to that from which the firing
proceeded. The two would-be MUIR
derers, who were the uncle and brother
mentioned, thinking Ridgely was dead.
approached, but when within about
ten feet Ridgely suddenly raised up
and shot both aSsailants dead in their
tracks. This makes four men Ridgely
has killed over the simple ferryboat
transaction.
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nRuGGIsTs ITsE THEM.

We have obtained satisfactory results from
the use of the Cuticura Remedies In our own
family, and recommend them beyond any
other remedies for diseases of the skin and
blood. The demand for them grows as their
merits become known.
MACMILLAN & Co, Druggists, LAtrobe, Pa.
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arODD-d Ghorf.

geneva, N. Y, March ia pas
senger train from Rochester on the An
burn branch of the New York Central
railroad collided last night with q
freight train near here. Half dozen
were hurt but none killed.
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The FIfth VIssfm.

BOSTON, March I9.-J. II. Drayton
OF Dedham, who received serious in
luries in the recent disaster at Roslyn-
dale, died at his residence at a late
hour last night. This is the fifth vic
tim in Dedham.
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roltInsot F,re,

FIrTsBURe, Fa., March l6.-The
half consumed body of Henry Warn
ken, night Waterman on the Pitts
burg, Cincinnati & st. Louis railroad
was found near Grafton Station, six
miles from this city, esriy this morn
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ONE OF THE WORST CASES.

We have been selling your CTTICURA REM
EDIEs for years. and have the first complaint
yet to receive from a purchaser. One OF the
worst cases of Scrofula ever saw was cured
by the use of five bottles OF CUTICURA RRsOI,-
VEST, CUTICURA, and CUTICURA SOAP. Tho
soap taken the "cake" here a medicinal
soap. TAYLOR s. TAYLOR. Druggists.
RauaaR
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business west of the Missouri River via
Kansas City and Omaha from ST.
Louis: The meeting then adjourned
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CrTICrRA REMEnIRs

Are sold everywhere. Price: Cut5cuFa, the
Great Skin Cure, 80 cts; Cuticura Soap, an ex-
quisite beautifier, % cts; Cuticura Resolyenf.
the New Blood Purifier, u00 POTTER DEUG
AND CHEMICAL Co, Boston.
RlHAPLES, Blackheads. Skin Blemishes, ana
FtkHf Baby HumOrs. use CJrTICTJRA SOAP.
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scRoFULOUs. NHRRITEp.

And Contagious Humors, with loss of hair.
and eruptions of the skin, are positively cured
by Cuticura and Cutieura Soap externally.
and Cuticura ReeOlyent internally, when all
other medicines fail Send for pamp hIef.
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scRoFrIOTs ULCERS.

James L. Richardson, Custom House, New
Orleans, ON oath says: elm 1870 Scrofuious
Ulcers broke out on my body until / was
mass of corruption. Everything known TO the
medical faculty was tried In vain. became
mere wreck At times could not lift my hands
to my head, could not turn in bed; was in con-
stant pain, and looked upon life as curse.
No relief or cure in ten years. In 1880 heard
of the CUTICURA REMEDIES. used them, and
was perfectly cured
Sworn to before U. s. Com. ]. d. Crawford.
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SeandIaavian sanreTFe.a,

PHILADELPHIA, March 1s.-The first
SCANDINAVIAN sangerfest in America
VIII take place here the latter cart of
July lasting three days.
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WTIATED BLOOD.
ScrOfulous. Inherited and Con-
tagiOus HumOrs Cured
nv Cnficura

TISHROUGH the medium of one of your
Il books, received through Mr.. Frank T.
Wr6y, druggist, Apollo. Pa, ! became ac-
qIainted with your CCTICURA REMEDIES, and
take this opportunity to testify to you that
their use has permanently cured me OF one of
the worst cases of blood poisoning, in con-
nection with eFysipelas. that have ever seen
and this after having been pronounced incur
able by some OF the best physicians in our
county. take great pleasure in forwarding
10 you this testimonial, unsolicited Re ii is by
you. In order that others suffering from SINH
Tar maiadies may be encouraged 20 give your
CUTICURA REMEDIES q trial.
=. s. WHITLINGER, LeechburR, Pa.
Reference, Frank T. Wray, druggist, Apollo, Pa
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Louis Zendman of New York was
one of the many who had a very mar
row escape from the burning. He says
that about 3:45 he was awakened by
the ringing of an electric bell. He
stepped out into the hall and saw the
FIRE rushing from below. Several per-
SONS. among them q number of women,
ran into his room in the greatest con-
sternati0n. He make preparations
for escape and sprang from a window
for the roof of BunHell-s museum and
escaped. He is positive there were
seven persons in the room when he left
| it, and all he saw escape were one man
and one woman. 1t is his belief that
| the others lost their lives.
THE RUINS
Of the Richmond hotel presented a dis
nal spectacle this morning. Crcwds
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The hotel building and st. James
hall were insured for 800, GOO, which
covers the loss to Library association:
Stafford & Co.'s loss SIS, 900, insurance
934, 500; Fuller s. Townsend, proprie-
tors of the Boston clothing store, loss
ESQ, coo. fully insured; Peter Paul &
Bros, loss $50, 600, insured; Ulbrech 4
Kingsley s35, 600, insured; minor losses.
$40, 600.
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LATER PARTICULARS,

BUFFALO, N. Y, March IS.-Henry
B. Rumsey of New York. who was one
of the guests at the Richmond hotel
on the night Of the fire and who was
terribly burned about the body, died at
makes six kF,nyru deaths TINS far
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-10-14

VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office OF
Tazewell County Court, September
goth, A. d. 1887.
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Plaintiff,
MontrayilIa Steele, Defendant.
morton TO APPOINT COMMISSIONERS, &c.
Whereas il appears from an order of tho
County Court of Tnzewcll County render.
ed in this motion Mt its August Term, 1887,
that the Plaintiff i'll this motion had pnid
into Court the sum of $40, amount ascer.
taincd by the Commissioners heretofore
appointed in SAID motion, to ascertain the
compensation to he allowed the Defendant
rs tenant of the freehold for the land want
ed by the Plaintiff for its purposes, aud Ms
damage to the residue of the tract beyond
the peculiar benefits TO be derived from
the construction of the proposed work; il
was also further ordered by the Court in
said motion that all persons interested do
appear before j. w. Chapman, one of tho
Courts Commissioners, ut his Office in the
town of Jacksonville, Virginia, within one
month after due publication hereof and
present their respective claims before said
Commissioner, and that said Commissioner
do then and there proceed to ascertain
what persons are entitled to said fund, aud
i'll what proportion. 1t is therefore order
ed that all persons interested do, in pur-
s'iance of the Courts said order, appear
before the snid Commissioner j. w. Chap.
mnn, Mt his Office in the town of JeGc. SON
vile. Virginia, within one month utter due
publication hereof, and present their re,
spectivc claims before said Commissioner
that the same may be passed upon as pro-
yided and required by the said order of the
County Court; and that this order be pub
iished and posted as prescribed by said
Courts order and the law.
Teste.
sep23-4t. Il. E. GEORGE, Clerk.
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VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office
of Tazowell County Court, Sep
tember goth, AID. 1887.
Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany, Plaintiff.
VS..
Elizabeth Cecil, Defendant.
MOTION TO APPOINT COMMISSIONERS. &c.
Whereas it appears from an order of
the County Court of Tazcwell County
rendered in this motion at its August
Torn, 1887, that the plaintiff in this mo-
ton had paid into Court the sum of
$3.50, amount asccrtained by the Com
missioners heretofore appointed in said
motion. to ascertain the compensation
to be allowed the Defendant as tenant
of the freehold for the land wanted by
the Plaintiff for its purposes, and as
damage to the residue of the tract be-
You'd the peculiar benefits to be derived
from the construction of the proposed
work; it WIS also further ordered by
the Court i'll said motion that all per-
SONS Interested do appear before J. w.
Chapman one OF the Courts Commits
sioners, ut his office in the town of JEFF
fersonvlie, Virginia, within one month
after due publication hereof and pre-
sent their respective claims before said
Commissioner and that said Commits
sioner do then and there proceed to as
certain what persons are entitled to said
fund, and i'll what proportion. 1t is
therefore ordered that all persons inter
ested do. i'll pursuance of the Court S
said order, appear before the said Com
missioner j. W. Chapman ut his Office
in the town Of .Jeliersonvillc, Virginia,
within one month after due publication
hereof and present their respective
claims before said Commissioners that
the same may be passed upon as provid-
cd and required by the said order of the
County Court: and that this order DO
published and posted as prescribed by
said Courts order aud the law.
Tcste.
Sep93,4t. 7. l.. GEORGE, Clerk.
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seps3.4t. T. e. GEORGE, Clerk.

VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office of
Tazewell County Court, September
10th, A. d., 1897
Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany, Plaintiff
vs..
Mary NJ. Crockett, Bette G. Crockett.
Jamie II. Crockett. u. w. Crockett, II.
Il. Crockett. George z. Crockett and
Minnie II. Crockett, infant children of
Robert G., Crockett, Decd, Def'ts.
Morton TO APPOINT COMMISSIONERS &c.
Whereas it appears from an order of
the County Court of Tnzewell County
rendered i'll this motion at its july
Term, 1887, that the Plaintiff in this
motion had paid into Court the sum of
SOUPS amount ascertaincd by the Com
missioners heretofore appointed in said
motion, to ascertain the compensation
to be allowed the Defendants us tenants
of the freehold for the land wanted by
the Plaintiff for its purposes, and as
damage to the residue of the tract be.
yond the peculiar benefits to DO derived
from the construction of the proposed
work; il was also further ordered by
the Court i'll said motion that all persons
interested do appear before j. w. Chap
man one of the Courts Commissioners,
mt his Office i'll the town of Jefferson
vile, Virginia, within one month after
due publication hereof and present their
respective claims before said Commits
sioner and that said Commissioner do
then and there proceed to ascertain
what persons are entitled to said fund
and i'll what proportion. 1t is therefore
ordered that all persons interested do.
Ill pursuance of the Court said order,
appear before the said Commissioner j.
w. Chapman mt his office i'm the town of
Jeifcrsonville, Virginia, within one
month after due publication hereof and
present their respective claims before
said Commissioner that the same may
be passed upon ms provided and required
by the said order of the County Court:
and that this order be published and
posted as prescribed by said Court or
der and the law.
Tcste,
sepa3,4t. TIE. GEORGE, Clerk.
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FEATHERS.
FEATHERS. FEATIrrrs.
U. r. MCCOY,
UphoiSterer and Mat
treSS ManuTa cturer.
TAZrwELL G. n. Va.

TAzEwELL G. H., Va.
Having bought the Centennial
Steam Feather Renovation of Mr.. S.
e. Barnes, 1 will continue to clean,
purify and renew feathers of any
grade or age; and as to theTswork
done, | refer to those who had beds
cleaned four years since. The ma
chine does well all that Is claimed for
it.
| will also furnish mattresses made
to order OF all sizes and quality as
cheap MS can he had in Virginia.
June 1887 GIN.
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sepaa.4t. TIE. GEORGE, Clerk

VIRGINIA: Tn the Clerks Office
OF Tazewell County Court, Sep.
tombcr Goth, a ID. 1887.
Norfolk and Western Railroad Gem
pany, Plaintiff.
against
Elizabeth Cecil, Guardian of William
Cecil, Defendnnt
MoTIoN TO APPOINT COMMISSIONERS, &c.
Whereas it appears from an order
OF the County Court of Tazewell
county rendered in this motion Mt its
August Term, 1887, that the Plain
tiff i'll this motion had paid into Court
the sum of S265, amount ascertainod
by the Commissioners heretofore ap-
pointed i'll said motion, to ascertain
tho compensation 10 he allowed the
Defendant rs tenant of tho freehold
for the land wanted by the Plaintiff
for its purposes, and us damage to
the residue of tho tract beyond the
peculiar benefits to be derived from
the construction of the proposed
work; it was also further ordered by
the court in said motion Tint NIL per
sons interested do appear before j.
w. Chapman one of the Courts Com
missioners, Mt his Office in the town
of Jellcrsonville, Virginia, within one
month after due publication hereof
and present their respective claims
before said Commissioner and that
said Commissioner do then and there
proceed to ascertain what persons
are entitled to said fund, and in what
proportion. 1t is therefore ordered
that all persons interested do, in pur-
suance of the Courts said order, mp
car before the said Commissioner j.
w. Chapman Mt his Office in tho town
of Jacksonville, Virginia, within one
month after due publication hereof
and present their respective claims
before said Commissioner that the
same may be passed upon as pro:id
ed and required by the said order of
the County Court; and that this or
der be published aud posted MS pre-.
scribed by said Courts order and the
hw. Teste,
sep23. TIE. GEORGE, Clerk.
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VIRGINIA: In tho Clerks Office
ofTazewell County Court, Septem.
Der 20th, A. D., 1887.
Norfolk and Western Railroad Com.
pany, Plaintiff.
vs..
Rufus Thompson, Zacharia Anderson
and Charlotte his wife, Willis
Thompson, Austin Thompson, and
Mary Thompson in her own right
and as guardian Of Matilda Thomp-
son, Alice Thompson, Reese
Thompson, Albert Thompson, Sam
uel Thompson and Ella Thompson
infnnt children of Humphrey
Thompson, Deceased, Defendants
MorIoN TO APPOINT COMMISSIONERS 10.
Whereas it appears from an order of
the County Court of Tazewell County
rendered in this motion at its July Term.
1887, that the Plaintiff in this motion
had paid into Court the sum of $3.50,
amount ascertained by the Commission
crs heretofore appointed in said motion,
10 ascertain the compensation to be al
lowed the Defendants as tenants of the
freehold for the land wanted by the
''.H'''' iCa ito pun poSeS. anu ftS utl1ulrG
to the residue of the tract beyond the
peculiar benefits to be derived from the
construction of the proposed work; IL
was also further ordered by the Court
i'll said motion that all persons interest
ed do appear before j. w. Chapman one
OF the Court s Commissioners, mt his Of
flee in the town of Jacksonville, Vir-
ginia. within one month after due pub
lication hereof and present their reepec-
tive claims before said Commissioner
and that said Commissioners do then and
there proceed to ascertain what persons
are entitled to said fund. and in what
proportion. II is therefore ordered that
all persons interested do, in pursuance
of the Court said order, appear before
the said Commissioner j. w. Chapman
ut his Office i'll the town of Jeffersonville,
Virginia, within one month after due
publication hereof and present their res
pective claims before said Commissioner
that the same may be passed upon us
provided and required by the said order
of the County Court; and that this Or
der be published and posted as prescrib-
cd by said Court S order and the law.
Tcste,
Sep23.dt. T. L. GEORGE, Clerk.
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ATTENTION!!


The undersigned keep always in
stock Cooking and Heating Stoves
and repairs for same. PIows and
repairs of all kinds. Wagons, Bug
gies, Cane and Cider Mills, Corn
and Cob crushers, Corn Shelters,
Wagon skeins, Sheet Iron, Zinc,
Furniture, Grass Seed, &C., &C.
Repairs for Engines, Threshing
Machines on hand or furnished at
short notice. Sewing Machines al
ways on hand and repairs for same.
Please call on us for anything in
our line and five should not have
it will order it.
Septic. B.rW. q j sgRAs
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No has Pullman Sleeper New York to Atlanta
and Sleeping Car baltimore 10 Luray, via w ~
X No has Pullman Sleeper Washington to New
orleans without change via d. y. railroad and
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VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office of
Tazewcll County Court, September 20
A. D., 1887.
Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany, Plaintiff
VS..
Ellen Smoot widow of Richard
Smoot, Deceased, Samuel r. Smoot,
Mary ,5moot, Thomas Smoot, Grace
Smoot, J. Smoot, Essio Smoot and
Eliza Smoot infant children of
Richard Smoot, Deceased, and A.
St.Clair their guardian. Def'Ls.
MOTION TO APPOINT COMMISSIONERS &c.
Whereas it appears from an order
OF the County Court of Tazewell
County rendered in this motion Mt
Its July Term, 1887. that the Plain
till in this motion had paid into
Court the sum Of 800, amount as.
certained by the Commissioners
heretofore appointed in said mo-
ton, to ascertain the compensation
Ito he allowed the Defendants as
tenants Of the freehold for the land
wanted by the Plaintiff for its pur-
poses, and as damage to the resi-
due of the tract beyond the peculiar
benefits to be derived from the con.
struction OF the proposed work; it
was also further ordered by the
Court i'll said motion that all per
SONS interested do appear before j..
w. Chapman, one Of the Courts
Commissioners, at his office in the
town of Jef1ers0nville, Virginia.
within one month alter due publ
cation hereof and present their re.
spectlve claims before said com
missioner and that said commits
sloner do then and there proceed
to ascertain what persons are emf.
tied to said fund, and in what pro.
portion. 1t is therefore ordered
that all persons interested do, i'm
pursuance Of the Courts said order.
appear before the said Commission
er j. w. Chapman at his Office in
the town of Jeffersonville, Virginia.
within one month after due publ.
cation hereof and present thor re.
spectivc claims before said commits.
sioner that the same may be pass.
ed upon as provided and reqilired
Dy tho said order OF the County
Court; and that this order be nu6
ljshed and posted as prescribed by
SAID Courts order and tile law.
; Teste,
sep23-it T.E..GEORGE. Clerk
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VIRGINIA: Tn the Clerks Office
of Tazewell County Court, Sep.
TENDER 20, 4. d., 1857.
Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany, Plaintiff
VS..
S. A. Witten, Ellen Smoot, widow of
Richard Smoot, Deceased, and Sam
uel Smoot, Mary Smoot, Thomas
Snoot, Grace Smoot, j. Snoot,
Essie Smoot and Eliza Smoot in
FAINT children of Richard Smoot,
Deceased, and A. Stellar their
guardian, Defendants.
MOTION TO APPOINT COMMISSIONERS &c.
Whereas it appears from an or
der of the County Court of Tazewcll
County rendered in this motion mt
its July Term, 1857, that the Plain.
tiff i'll this motion had paid into
Court the sum of $500, amount as
certained by the commissioners
heretofore appointed in said mo-
ton, to ascertain the compensation
to be allowed the Defendants as
tenants of the freehold for the l;sud
wanted by the Plaintiff for It's I
poses, and as damage to tmz
due OF the tract beyond the pei
benefits to be derived from tile
struction Of the proposed wors
was also further ordered byTst8
Court i'll said motion that all pen
sons interested do appear before j.
w. Chapman, one OF the Courts
Commissioners, at his office in the
town of Jacksonville, Virginia.
within one month after due publ.
cation hereof and present their re.
spective claims before said commls
sIoner and that said commissioner
do then and there proceed TO ascer.
tam what persons are entitled to
said fund, and in what proportion
Ii is therefore ordered that all per.
sons interested do, IN pursuance of
the Courts said order, appear be
fore the said Commissioner j. w.
Chapman at his Office in the town
of Jefiersonville, Virginia, within
one month after due publication
hereof and present their respective
claims before said commissioner
that the same may be passed upon
rs provided and required by the
said order of the County Court; and
that this order be published and
posted as prescribed by said Courts
order and the law.
Teste,
|sep234t Il. E. GEORGE (ylerI,